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Risk-weighted assets (RWAs) definition - Risk.net
Risk-weighted assets are used to determine the minimum amount of regulatory capital that must be held by banks to maintain their solvency. This minimum is based on a risk assessment for each type of bank risk exposure: credit, market, operational, counterparty and credit valuation adjustment risks. The riskier the asset, the higher the RWAs and the greater the amount of regulatory capital ...
Credit risk definition - Risk.net
Credit risk is the risk of a borrower defaulting on a loan, or related financial obligation. Alongside market risk and operational risk, it is one of the three major classes of risk that banks face, and accounts for by far the largest share of risk-weighted assets (RWAs) at most banks. Banks use credit risk modelling to calculate the amount of capital to hold against credit losses.
Risk-free rate (RFR) definition - Risk.net
The risk-free rate is the theoretical rate of return on an investment with zero risk. As such, it is the benchmark to measure other investments that include an element of risk.Government bond yields are the most commonly used risk-free rates for assets. Libor is a widely used proxy for a risk-free rate for swaps and bonds. But as a result of rigging controversies and a lack of relevant ...
Market risk definition - Risk.net
Market risk is the risk of losses on financial investments caused by adverse price movements. Examples of market risk are: changes in equity prices or commodity prices, interest rate moves or foreign exchange fluctuations. Market risk is one of the three core risks all banks are required to report and hold capital against, alongside credit risk and operational risk.
Value-at-risk (VAR) definition - Risk.net
Value-at-risk is a statistical measure of the riskiness of financial entities or portfolios of assets. It is defined as the maximum dollar amount expected to be lost over a given time horizon, at a pre-defined confidence level. For example, if the 95% one-month VAR is $1 million, there is 95% confidence that over the next month the portfolio will not lose more than $1 million.
VAR versus expected shortfall - Risk.net
Mar 1, 2007 · Expected shortfall, like VAR, is a function of two parameters: N (the time horizon in days) and X % (the confidence level). It is the expected loss during an N -day period, conditional that the loss is greater than the X th percentile of the loss distribution. For example, with X = 99 and N = 10, the expected shortfall is the average amount ...
Total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) definition - Risk.net
Total loss-absorbing capacity is an international standard, finalised by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) in November 2015, intended to ensure that global systemically important banks (G-Sibs) have enough equity and bail-in debt to pass losses to investors and minimise the risk of a government bailout. From January 1, 2022, G-Sibs are required to …
Risk management news and analysis articles - Risk.net
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